Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

The seventh head.

A peak third-tier planetary-level beast, a serpentine king beast over fifty meters long, covered in dark blue scales and with a single dark red horn on its head.

This is the strongest king beast in the waters near Sheng Hai, second only to the Deep Sea Demon Octopus in strength.

It sensed danger and was fleeing into the deep sea at an alarming speed.

The golden-horned behemoth did not give chase.

It stopped in place, its golden vertical pupils staring at the fleeing figure, and the golden patterns on its horn lit up.

A beam of light shot out, drawing a straight golden line in the dark seawater.

Dozens of kilometers away, the serpentine beast's body suddenly stiffened.

There was a hole the size of a fist on its head.

It runs through the entire story.

Swallow.

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In the waters near Sheng Hai, all seven king-level monsters were slaughtered overnight.

The golden-horned behemoth rose to the surface of the water and looked up at the sky.

The moon was large, and its light shone on the sea, making it sparkle.

Its aura was much stronger than it had been a few hours earlier.

"You've killed them all, and this is all the improvement you've achieved?"

Yan Ning frowned slightly.

The Golden Horned Beast devoured the seven King Beasts, and with the energy accumulated from digesting the eggshells, it finally broke through from the early stage of the third tier to the fourth tier.

But not enough.

He wants fifth-tier, sixth-tier, or even higher!

Yan Ning scanned the area he could sense, but there was no longer any trace of a king-level monster within a hundred miles.

They were all killed.

In the waters near Sheng Hai, everyone who could be killed was killed.

"It's too slow," Yan Ning sighed.

It's too slow, too slow, too slow.

It's important to understand that while the Golden Horned Beast's bloodline is extraordinary, the massive amount of energy required for its growth is also extraordinary.

The energy required for a planetary-level warrior to advance from the third to the fourth rank is enough for an ordinary planetary-level warrior to advance from the first rank to the sixth rank.

The monster resources on the azure sky are simply not enough.

"Once the Golden Horned Beast reaches the sixth or seventh level of the planetary stage, even if all the monsters on the Azure Sky are killed, we probably won't have enough energy to break through to the Heng Star level."

Yan Ning fell into deep thought.

He had thought about this issue before.

The Golden Horned Beast's growth path is nothing more than devouring metal, devouring energy, and devouring all matter containing energy.

On the blue planet, the life energy of monsters is just one of them.

However, the total number of monsters is limited.

Even if he killed and devoured all the king-level monsters on the Azure Sky, he could only accumulate enough to reach the sixth or seventh level of the planetary realm at most.

To break through to the Hengxing level, a new source of energy must be found.

"If only we had rare metals..."

The thought flashed through Yan Ning's mind.

The Golden Horned Beast's favorite food is not actually flesh and blood, but metals—various rare metals, energy ores, and special substances found only in the universe…

The energy density contained in those things far exceeds that of the monster's flesh and blood.

But the problem is...

Do such things exist on the Blue Star?

Yan Ning's thoughts suddenly stalled.

He suddenly remembered something.

Operation Frozen.

That ice cave.

That metal wall.

He tried to cut the metal wall with a curved blade, but found it difficult to cut.

The Arc Blade Disc is a planetary-level psychic weapon, with 196 blades, each sharp enough to easily slice through the scales of an S-class monster lord.

But against that metal wall, it could only leave a shallow scratch.

What does this mean?

This means that the material of that metal wall is at least at the peak of the planetary level, or even possibly the eternal level!

"etc."

Yan Ning's consciousness jolted suddenly.

The metal wall was sealed beneath the ice for countless years, completely blocking even the energy fluctuations of the wooden crystal, with almost no leakage.

How could metal of this caliber appear on the Blue Star?

There is only one possibility—it is not a mineral from the Blue Star itself, but fell from space.

Meteorite?

Spaceship wreckage?

Or something else?

No matter what it is.

That metal is very likely something the Golden Horned Beast could devour!

Furthermore, if the material of that metal wall is truly of the celestial level...

Its energy density far exceeds that of all the monsters on the Azure Sky combined!

Yan Ning's heart suddenly raced.

If I remember correctly, the ice cave is located thousands of kilometers away from the Arctic Circle.

In other words, it's outside the territory of the white behemoth!

Although it is very close, it is not in the core area after all.

This move undoubtedly greatly reduces the risk!

"It's worth taking the gamble."

Yan Ning quickly made a calculation.

If that metal wall can really be swallowed up, it will at least allow the Golden Horned Beast to advance to the fifth or even sixth tier.

At that time, even if we face that white behemoth, we will have an absolute chance of victory.

not to mention...

"That white behemoth may not leave the core area."

Yan Ning recalled Qin Mufeng's assessment.

King-level monsters have a strong sense of territory; they will not attack unless you enter their core area.

The ice cave is thousands of kilometers away from the pole, so it should still be within a safe range.

"It's decided."

Yan Ning's consciousness was withdrawn from the Golden Horned Beast's clone and returned to his main body.

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Nanjiang Base City.

Yan Ning opened her eyes and sat up from the sofa.

Outside the window, it was still dark.

The living room was quiet; the four wives and four children were all asleep in their respective rooms.

He glanced at his communication watch; it was four in the morning.

"At this hour, Lao Qin should still be awake."

really.

The communication was established in less than ten seconds after the message was sent.

"What? You want to go straight to the Arctic Circle? In one go? Are you kidding me!"

Qin Mufeng's voice came through the communication watch, filled with disbelief and shock.

Yan Ning omitted the details about the Golden Horned Beast and the Metal Wall, only saying that his strength had improved after the cleanup in Shenghai, and that he wanted to go to the Arctic Circle to investigate the situation and check on the white beast.

"No way!" Qin Mufeng said firmly, "Absolutely not!"

Why?

"Why? You're asking me why?"

Qin Mufeng's voice changed, "Yan Ning, you are now Azure's last hope! All of Azure witnessed Sheng Hai's attack, and now everyone is pointing the finger at you!"

"I know."

"You know nothing!"

Qin Mufeng, unusually, swore, "If anything happens to you, how am I supposed to explain this to Xiu Yue? How am I supposed to explain this to the public? How am I supposed to explain this to Hong Huang, who's risking his life in the S01 ruins?"

Yan Ning remained silent.

"You proved yourself in the battle at Shenghai."

Qin Mufeng's tone softened slightly, but remained resolute.

"What you need to do now is to proceed steadily and cautiously, step by step, clearing out each base city one by one from south to north, pushing the beast tide back little by little, instead of rushing in and sending yourselves to your deaths!"

"I didn't go to my death."

"You're going to the Arctic Circle alone, facing that white behemoth that even I and the Primordial Chaos couldn't defeat together. What else is that but suicide?"

Qin Mufeng took a deep breath and lowered his voice, but the anxiety in his tone was not diminished at all, "Yan Ning, listen to my advice."

You are not alone now.

You are Xiu Yue's husband, the father of four children, and the "Zhenhai Yan Ning" of Weilan. Standing in that position, you're not just living for yourself.

"I understand, but I'm confident," Yan Ning said.

What makes you so confident?

Yan Ning thought for a moment, and realized he really couldn't explain it. He wouldn't reveal a single word about the system, but he could only say:

You'll find out then.

"Yan Ning!"

Qin Mufeng's voice rose another eight octaves.

But Yan Ning had already hung up the call.

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